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The Redlands Tea Party Patriots are citizens joined together with a concern that the country is being taken in the wrong direction. We understand that the United States is a republic and that We the People choose representatives to govern us and this land. It is therefore our responsibility to become educated about and engaged in the political process. We are the silent majority no more.
The Redlands Tea Party Patriots is a local chapter of the national organization Tea Party Patriots who encompass 160 groups here in California and over 2000 nationwide. We are a nonpartisan grassroots group united in our mission. The mission of the Redlands Tea Party Patriots is consistent with that of the national group to attract, educate, organize and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent with our three core values of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets.
On April 15, 2009 (link to image page) we converged at the corner of Orange and Redlands Blvd in downtown Redlands. With flags flying and signs waving we united to make our voice heard. Although many in the (lame-stream) media would make light of the Tea Party movement the numbers and strength continue to mount. On April 15, 2010 (link to image page) we again joined together on that corner and with a voice of over 600 patriots again shared our views with those in power.
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High Speed Rail
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Doug LaMalfa: Senator, 4th District
California State Legislature
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2012 |
CONTACT: Mark Spannagel Phone: 916-651-4004 |
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LaMalfa Introduces Bill to Send High Speed Rail Back to Ballot Challenges rail supporters to Identify $180 Million in Budget cuts to fund “Unusable” section of track Senator Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) today introduced SB 985 that asks the voters if they want to proceed with California’s proposed $98.5 billion high speed rail project. The measure has already earned 31 co-sponsors. “Voters have been misled about the true costs of High Speed Rail from the start, said Senator LaMalfa. The costs have tripled since 2008 and every objective observer has said this project it too expensive and is unlikely to be completed. “ In the past year the California Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 1A’s ballot language was misleading, the High Speed Rail Authority admitted to using government funds to lobby Congress and the State Legislature, Congress has withdrawn future funds from the project, the Legislative Analyst Office has called into question the legality of the financing for the proposed first leg of construction, and the High Speed Rail Peer Review recommended not building the project. “Moving forward with just the first $2.7 billion in bonds to fund the ‘train to nowhere’ section of rail will cost California taxpayers $180 million a year just to service that debt. That is less than 3% of the total cost to build the project,” continued LaMalfa. “Are the supporters of this project willing to layoff teachers, cops and firefighters to pay for an unusable section of track?” “It is time the voters got a do over. If the legislature acts quickly this measure can be on the November ballot and voters can have their say- real costs in hand.”
Senator Doug LaMalfa is a lifelong farmer representing the fourth Senate District including Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Siskiyou, Sutter, Del Norte, Placer, Trinity, Yuba and Nevada counties. ### |
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